This site is all about snow crystals and snowflakes. The many facets of snow crystals are described here, along with attempts to understand their formation. This site includes collections of super-high-resolution snow crystal photos, as well as links to learn about snow crystal classifications and how to make snow crystal fossils. Included in the study of how snow crystals form, these researchers have created snow crystals in the laboratory. Their snow crystal galleries include selections of images and movies of laboratory-grown snow crystals, as well as information on how to make your own snow crystals. The snow crystal primer describes what snow crystals are, how they form, and why they form the way they do. There is also a section on snow crystal physics.

Intended for grade levels:

Intermediate (3-5)

Middle (6-8)

High (9-12)

College (13-14)

General public

Type of resource:

For the classroom:

Field activity

Visual:

Illustration - scientific

Photograph

Video

Text:

Ref. material

Subject:

Atmospheric science

Cryology

Technical requirements:

No specific technical requirements, just a browser required

Cost / Copyright:

No cost

Use restrictions: Personal use not involving publication is allowed with a reference to the website. Publication on a non-commercial website requires permission from author and a link to the site. Subgroups of pictures identified as the Rasmussen and Libbrecht pictures have additional restrictions and require consultation and permission from the author. Many pictures on this website were copied from out-of-print books and magazines, or from other web pages. If you want to publish any of this material, you'll have to go to the original source. References throughout the website are provided next to the individual pictures, or sometimes in a footnote at the end of the page.